Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

"Weird."

After being forced to serve by Chai Hongyu, Lu Chen looked at the beautiful figure busying around like a maid with some confusion.

"When did Chai Hongyu become so strong?"

Although he was unaware of his rare "good sleep" last night and didn't remember when he fell asleep, he could roughly guess what happened.

After all, this little trick was played out by Jiang Chengwan when they were in Luojing, and she was not the only one who did this. Gu Simiao and Fu Hua had also done this. It was nothing strange that Chai Hongyu had done this now. Just think of it as being corrupted by those women.

Besides, the other party meant well and didn't want to see him working overtime, so he couldn't say much about it.

It didn't delay anything anyway.

On the contrary, he was a little concerned about Chai Hongyu's insistence just now. After all, among the cultivators in the Guiyi Realm around him, Chai Hongyu was the most obedient one. The sudden change made him a little uncomfortable.

It always feels a little abnormal.

After thinking about it, he did not rush to deal with the affairs of Lingyun Mansion that were already on track, but took the initiative to speak and called out softly.

"Miss Chai."

"Ok?"

Chai Hongyu paused and looked at Lu Chen.

"What's the matter? Governor, do you have any instructions?"

She looks no different from usual, still so well-behaved, and somehow gives off a feeling of a pretty girl next door.

Lu Chen pointed to the couch opposite him and said with a smile, "Come and sit down. We haven't talked for a long time. It's rare that we have some free time. Let's chat."

Hearing this, Chai Hongyu couldn't help but be a little surprised.

This seems to be the first time I remember someone taking the initiative to chat.

But she didn't think much about it, nodded slightly, and walked over holding her gauze skirt.

As a fragrant breeze blew by, Chai Hongyu sat elegantly on the soft couch beside Lu Chen, with her fair hands crossed and placed flat on her knees, looking like a gentle and ladylike lady.

The graceful body was faintly visible under the gauze dress, and the air was gradually filled with an intoxicating scent.

She seemed to have learned etiquette and posture in the palace at some point, and knew how to show off her charm as a peerless beauty.

It’s a pity that the person sitting opposite her was Lu Chen.

His expression didn't change much. He just reached out, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip.

"Miss Chai, has anything special happened recently?"

Hearing this, Chai Hongyu's heart skipped a beat, but she was able to manage her expression well and didn't show anything unusual.

She just shook her head and responded with a puzzled look: "No, what's wrong? Governor, why do you ask?"

Lu Chen stared at her eyes carefully for two seconds, but couldn't see anything, so he looked away.

"Cough cough."

He coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.

"Nothing, just asking." "Oh."

Chai Hongyu was very sensible and did not ask any further questions, but she also did not take the initiative to bring up the topic. She just looked at Lu Chen silently.

Being looked at like this by such a stunning beauty, even Lu Chen felt a little uncomfortable.

"think carefully."

He touched the bridge of his nose, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said softly: "I have been working with Miss Chai for almost two years. I am ashamed to say that I have only had the leisure to talk with you today. If I am free in the future, I should invite you for a drink more often, so that our lives will not be filled with official business and we will become estranged from each other without realizing it."

The situation in the court is very delicate now.

Each of the eight nominal generals of Da Xia had the strength of the Guiyi Realm and was the highest fighting force of Da Xia. However, because the empress supported the new policy, it seriously threatened the foundation of the vested interest group, leading to a dispute over the legal legitimacy.

Countless noble families, powerful clans, clans, and even royal families have sided with the King of Chu.

Although the Eight Pillars did not betray Daxia or establish their own regime, most of them tended to side with the King of Chu in the dispute over the legal system, causing the situation in the southeast and southwest to completely deteriorate. In the vast south, only Ruan Min, the governor of Zhuzhou who guarded the southern gate, insisted on standing on the side of the court.

Although the two pillar generals in the north were too close to Cangming Territory and were unable to side with the King of Chu even if they wanted to, their attitude towards the court was somewhat ambiguous.

In other words, the top fighting forces on the court side now are only the Holy King Cangming, the female emperor Jiang Chengwan who possesses the supreme sacred object [Jade Seal], Gu Simiao who is in charge of the military and political affairs of the northern border, the Governor of Zhuzhou Ruan Min, and Fu Ya and Chai Hongyu who have always served as his personal guards.

It sounds like a lot, but compared with the King of Chu who has vast resources and is strongly supported by various forces with extremely strong foundations, it is a bit not enough. Only if the Holy King Cangming is so powerful that it can defeat the heaven and suppress the Guiyi Territory with strong strength and sweep across the East Territory, otherwise the court’s current situation would be absolutely miserable.

Chai Hongyu is different from Gu Simiao and Fu Hua who are from the system. She is from the underworld and has served as a saint in the rebel army. Although she follows him as a guard and maid without regrets, which is enough to prove her loyalty, we cannot ignore her loyalty.

When you have free time, you should show goodwill and win over others whenever you have the chance.

The emotional value is full.

As a person in a higher position, he still has this basic quality.

"Your Majesty, your words are strong."

Chai Hongyu said softly, "I admire your character and ambition, and I follow you actively. I know that you care about the people of all places, and you must be busy with official duties. We will have plenty of time to communicate and deepen our understanding after the world is peaceful, and..."

Having said this, she suddenly lowered her head and a blush appeared on her face.

"Your Excellency is already the person who knows me best in the world, isn't he?"

Lu Chen scratched his head, feeling a little confused.

"That, you mean."

He habitually wanted to ask, but the next second, he suddenly remembered that two years ago, in order to prove his innocence, Chai Hongyu risked her life to go to the capital and let the empress search her soul. She also used him as a medium to let him experience Chai Hongyu's life from a first-person perspective.

The Empress could only get a rough idea of ​​the soul search, but he was there in person.

This naturally includes cough
Thinking of some of the scenes at that time, Lu Chen suddenly felt embarrassed.

Seeing his expression, Chai Hongyu immediately knew that he must know what she meant, and the blush on her face became more and more obvious.

Lu Chen was not blind. Seeing her reaction, his heart skipped a beat.

Although he knew that Chai Hongyu followed him because of his ideals and aspirations, he kept reminding himself not to make the three major misconceptions in life, so as to avoid repeating the near-social death he experienced before traveling through time. Especially since he had the system and was determined to ascend to heaven, he was too lazy to even think about these trivial things.

However, the hope of using the system bug to ascend to heaven is becoming increasingly slim, and Chai Hongyu's face is flushed but she does not look angry at all.
Who wouldn't be confused after seeing this scene? (End of this chapter)